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Petition · past parliament

Deem referenda successful only if all 4 nations vote in favour.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

This principle ensures that the smaller countries in the UK are represented as distinct countries and not swamped by the much larger population of England. This principle should apply to the recent EU vote since it has yet to be acted upon by Parliament.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Referendums must garner over 50% in all four nations of the UK to be passed

Timeline

26 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.